This was a healing event, created out of a sister's love, brought smiles, loving tears and inspiration to the people who attended.
If you would like any or all of the information in the handout packets sent to you via attachment, (no charge) please write to me at [email protected]. Please put "handout information" in the subject line.
Availble:
Self Care
Exercises to develop more calm and ease around food over the holidays (five pages)
Women's healing and recovery workshop (A woman's story circle) (one page)
Community Resources
10 best Los Angeles Parks with descriptive commentary by Joanna Poppink (six pages)
Mental Health Clinics in West Los Angeles (six pages)
Los Angeles Branch Libraries (seven pages)
Learning how to understand and care for yourself around food over the holidays includes expanding, deepening and strengthening your ability to nourish your mind, spirit and relationships. Eating Disorders are not just for kids.
Using knowledge from her experience in treating adults in their mid twenties through mid seventies Joanna offers self care exercises and activities
activities that foster eating disorder recovery for adults. The exercise handout above gives you take home exercises that can help you or someone you love
experience the coming holiday food fest with skill, ease and moderation. The community resources show you the many free or low cost opportunities you have in Los Angeles to break free of isolation and nourish your mind, body and soul on your own or with people you care about.
Joanna Poppink, MFT, psychotherapist specialising in eating disorder recovery. Book in progress via Conari Press, working title, Eating Disorder Recovery for the adult woman: strategy, exercises and activities.